Employee Accused of Stealing Over $1700

A Walmart employee in Dubuque is accused of stealing more than $1,700 from the store. 50 year old Sheila Alfred of Dubuque was arrested Monday on a warrant charging second-degree theft. According to a report, Dubuque police responded to Walmart on Dodge Street on August 21st in connection with an employee theft. Employees reported that there had been an investigation involving Alfred and that she stole a total of $1,760 out of cash registers on 16 occasions from April to August. Walmart staff interviewed Alfred about the theft on August 18th. Alfred wrote a statement that admitted to the theft but not the full amount of $1,760.